FEBRUARY 18, 1963 -- Birmingham mayoral candidate Bull Connor said he
had received personal assurance from Gov. George Wallace that the state
would make freeway and interstate projects in the Birmingham area a
priority.

"George Wallace promised me that he realizes
Jefferson County and Birmingham haven't been treated right in the past
... and he intends to do something about it," Connor said.

The
U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Mississippi officials to
review the conduct of the U.S. Department of Justice in integrating Ole
Miss.

Mississippi officials accused the department of violating the
Constitution for political gain in forcing integration.